More Time to Think: A Way of Being in the World
As we make sense of change in the 21st century, a deep understanding of the Thinking Environment should be part of every leadership development program. It intrinsically values the contribution and humanity of each person, and drives team effectiveness. Its power is evident in higher quality relationship, as well as in shorter, smarter meetings.
Does everyone's independent, fresh thinking matter more now than ever? More Time To Think is a resounding "yes" to this question. In this graceful, sage, second book in the Time To Think series, Nancy Kline will take you into the heart of the Thinking Environment as it has unfolded over these ten years since the publication of Time To Think. It will touch you with stories, challenge you with theory, inspire you with results, stretch you with questions, excite you with practice. And it will move you with its eloquence and warmth.
This book is both a good place to start and a superb place to continue your understanding of this important theory and process. Time To Think and More Time To Think walk hand in hand.
If you long for leadership you trust, meetings you love, relationships you cherish, community you know can work for everyone, or the life you really want, More Time To Think can lead you there.
Give Yourself More Time to Think
If you didn't get everything you wanted this Christmas—or even if you did—I want to suggest something you should give yourself as a new year’s gift: more time to think. No, I haven’t discovered how to squeeze more than 168 hours into a week, but it’s probably the next best thing.
If it is true that the quality of everything we do depends on the quality of the thinking we do first, then the key to a high-quality 2012 is for us to think better. Fortunately, Nancy Kline has already figured out how to do that and has shared those insights in her newly-released book, More Time to Think.
Among the many delicacies I savor in Nancy’s work are the dozens of paradoxes she has uncovered. One of those is that taking time to elicit everyone’s independent, fresh thinking up front actually saves time in the long run. Along the same lines as John Wooden’s piercing question, “If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?” I have found Nancy’s assertion to be absolutely true:
In the Thinking Environment we think so well in the time we have that the time we have increases.
So before you rush off to begin making this year better than the last, let me offer you the best piece of advice I could give you: Go to order More Time to Think.
When More Time to Think arrives, read it thoughtfully cover to cover. Put its wisdom into practice. Apply its principles in your business, in your meetings, in your relationships, and in your life. Then get ready to have the best year ever!
Nancy’s work has had a long and lasting impact of me, so I was happy to provide her my testimonial, which she included on the back cover of the book:
When you change the way you think, you change everything. In my work and my life, the Thinking Environment has made all the difference.
Nancy’s new book makes the big picture and the minute details of the Thinking Environment accessible to all. Whether you are brand new to Time to Think or you have spent dozens and dozens of days studying with Nancy as I have, More Time to Think will challenge you, inspire you, and invite you to seek everyone’s independent, fresh thinking. It will, without exaggeration, change your work and your life.
Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind
This book tells the story of the Thinking Environment. It is woven elegantly with theory, practical sessions, results from its use in leadership, in organizational change, in coaching, in team development, and in the building of business and personal relationships of stunning quality and depth.
"I was given Nancy's book a few years ago by a good friend, and immediately upon reading it, I knew it would change my life. Since then, its value has continued to soar in my work and my life. I'm an attorney and CFP, and I teach financial advisors and attorneys how to work with their clients as whole people, not just a pile of assets or a set of legal issues. Time to Think is required reading in all our programs at SunBridge, and has done more than any other thing I've given my professional colleagues to help them learn how to find the best answers for their clients--by listening with respect and attention, and creating an environment in which the clients can do their best thinking.
My recommendation is that while you're ordering a copy for yourself, you order a few extras, because you're going to want to give a copy to all your friends, it's that good. This is absolutely a must read! " Scott Farnsworth, Harmony, FL
"I have bought over 20 copies of this book." Reviewer: Bill Ford, Coaching Directors Ltd
"Probably the best non-fiction book I have read on any subject in the last 5 years. Simple, powerful and beautifully written."
"This book is a stunner." Reviewer: David Megginson, Sheffield Hallam University, UK "The information that Nancy gives on listening, really listening, is remarkable and transformative."
"I had the pleasure of working with Nancy Kline." Reviewer: Rupert Groves,
"If you knew the author you would understand immediately why the book contains the wisdom that can transform your workplace, or indeed your home."
